"Lamb
to the Slaughter" demonstrates Dahl's fascination with horror which is seen in both his
adult fiction and
his stories for children. Let´s listen to the beginnign of this story ....
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Wednesday, November 01, 2017
100 Ways to Improve Your English — from the ENGLISH BLOG
- All Ears English — Learn advanced conversational English or prepare for your IELTS exam.
- BBC World Service — 6 Minute English — Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations.
- BBC World Service — 6 Minute Grammar —Every Tuesday learn a new key area of grammar.
- BBC World Service — 6 Minute Vocabulary — Every Monday hear about different ways to develop your vocabulary knowledge and skills.
- BBC World Service — The English We Speak — Every week, a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang is explained in this fun three-minute programme.
- Better at English — Real conversations for more advanced learners (with transcripts).
- Business English Pod — One of the top ESL sites and normally a paid service, but you can also get free subscriptions without having to sign up.
- Culips ESL Podcast — Learn conversational English for everyday use (from Montreal).
- Deep English — Learn English with Stories —"Train your ears to understand fast English".
- Grammar Girl — "Your friendly guide to the world of grammar, punctuation, usage, and fun developments in the English language" (for advanced learners).
- ESL Pod — The "number one English learning podcast". Now a paid service but you can get some free sample lessons.
- Happy English — Over 400 free podcasts from New York teacher Michael DiGiacomo.
- Learn English Elementary Podcasts — British Council podcast with interactive tasks and transcripts.
- Learn English Professionals Podcasts — This British Council podcast covers a large number of business and work themes and is suitable for learners at intermediate to advanced level.
- Learning English Broadcast — Voice of America's 30-minute daily podcasts use a limited vocabulary and are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts.
- Luke's English Podcast — An award-winning podcast that started in 2009 and now has over 400 episodes, with transcripts, videos and a special series on phrasal verbs.
- Podcasts in English — One of my personal favourites. The podcasts (at three levels plus a business podcast) are free, but you can pay to get transcripts and worksheets.
- Real English Conversations —Listen to natural English conversations to quickly build your understanding of conversational American English. With free transcripts.
- Splendid Speaking — Podcasts for advanced learners studying for IELTS and other exams
- The Business — Podcasts — This Macmillan podcast features authentic interviews focusing on working life in the UK. With tapescripts and worksheets.
(From THE ENGLISH BLOG)
Friday, October 27, 2017
Why Should We Read Virginia Woolf?
Virginia Woolf dissuaded readers from playing the critic in her essay “How Should One Read a Book?” But in addition to her novels, she is best known for her literary criticism and became a foundational figure in feminist literary theory for her imaginative polemic “A Room of One’s Own,” an essay that takes traditional criticism to task for its presumptions of male literary superiority....(from Open culture)
Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me.
"We need to understand autistic people better, and not try to change who they are."
TV presenter Chris Packham reveals how his autism shapes his world, and why he would never want to change it.
(via BBC Stories)
Where Did the English Language Come From?: An Animated Introduction
This five-minute TED-Ed lesson above, written by Yale linguistics professor Claire Bowern and animated by Patrick Smith, will give you a solid start on understanding the answer to some questions about the origins of the Englsih language.
From OPEN CULTURE
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Thursday, October 19, 2017
EXAM ENGLISH
This web site is for people studying for an English language exam. Here you
can find web pages contain free online practice tests for the most
important international ESL exams: IELTS, the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, and the Cambridge
English exams such as Advanced (CAE), First (FCE), Key
(KET)and Preliminary (PET) and you can also do practice tests
for PTE Academic, PTE General and Michigan
Monday, October 16, 2017
Tefl Tunes specialises in teaching ESL/EFL through songs. Its fully searchable database currently holds 9 free ESL song lessons for all users – and continues growing all the time!
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QUALTY TIME ESL
This is a web page where you can find many resources to improve your Englsih or plan your lessons. For instace you can choose among songs lyrics, cloze exercises, orYouTube videos with closed captions in
English.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
FAKE BOOK
Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book,
the development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates and
relationships between people, and so on!
ALL THINGS GRAMMAR
This is a ESL grammar worksheets, quizzes and games for teachers & learners, click here to find many resources and exercices.
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
WRITE AND IMPROVE
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Write
& Improve is
a free service for learners of English to practise their written English.
Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling,
vocabulary, grammar and general style.
The British film industry is a great place to look if you want to practise listening to different accents. Here you can find some films which are good examples of different accents to compare how people speak in different areas of the British Isles.
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Sunday, October 01, 2017
PODACADEMY
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This is an independent,
not-for-profit platform for free podcasts
on academic research, it was set up
by a group of academics, journalists
and IT specialists and aims to inform
public debate and uncover
intriguing and challenging new ideas.
intriguing and challenging new ideas.
BBC FUTURE
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Click hereA web page with in-depth coverage of science, health and technology – so it aims to provide expert analysis and features about the big ideas shaping the world, and the new insights challenging what we think we know about ourselves. It is not a futurology website it is a guide to how to live more intelligently in a fast-changing world. |
Sunday, March 05, 2017
I want to be a woman
A nice scene from ´Brian´s life` film to work with Ss on Women´s Day.
Enjoy it!
Enjoy it!
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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Watch the videos in this section and learn everything you need to know
about the UK while improving your language knowledge and skills.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Thursday, February 04, 2016
Hugh Laurie: the British slang vs the American
The fantastically talented Hugh Laurie paid a house call to Ellen, and they played an exciting game of American slang versus English slang -- and the game was brilliant!
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